The Severn class lifeboat is the largest lifeboat in the RNLI fleet. She was developed in the early 1990s and introduced into the fleet in 1995. As an all-weather lifeboat, the Severn can take on the worst sea conditions and comes into her own on long offshore searches and rescues.

NAMING CEREMONY & DEDICATION of the Severn Class Lifeboat, 'ERNEST AND MARY SHAW' at OLD QUAY, CAMPBELTOWN (by kind permission of Argyil and Bute Council) on Saturday 28th August 1999 at 230pm.

The Lifeboat will be named by.Mrs Mary Shaw. This lifeboat was funded by a generous gift from the estate of the late Ernest Shaw and his widow Mary Shaw